First of all, I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart Speedhunters and the fans for this opportunity to share my experience at Formula Drift Round 1! I greatly appreciate your support! The Full Tilt Poker Mazda Nitto RX-8 feels amazing and Bergenholtz Racing did a phenomenal job in building this powerful Tri Rotary beast! It’s my first
Hey everyone, I’m Miki, the newest member of Team Need for Speed as host and DJ. I am very excited to tell you all about my experience at the season starter for Formula Drift. But, before further a-do, I’d like to give a big congrats (and high-five) to Vaughn Gitten Jr., who took 1st place in Long Beach! For anyone who received a Speedhunters
What up my Speedhunter followers! Woah, I don’t know where to start. This first stage of our 2010 program has been intense! I have been in the USA for over 2 weeks now and Toni and I have driven 3683 miles! We flew into LAX on the 2nd and went straight to another check in for a plane to Denver then to another connection to Houston Texas where
Whats up SpeedHunters. This is my blog from the week of Formula D long beach. I titled it “every rose has its thorn” after the Poison song because it was a great week with lots of new and exciting changes, but I lost earlier than I had hoped to which was disappointing. Overall it was a lot of good times and a learning experience and I’m
Earlier this week we got word that there'd be a one of a kind Formula Drift demo held on the streets of Hollywood on Thursday evening. Drifting? In Hollywood? That's right. As part of the Izod Indy Car Series "Race to the Party", a few Formula D drivers were invited to come do a demo on Hollywood Boulevard, directly in front of the
What an unbelievable week and a fairytale start to the 2010 season for us! I am still replaying the event in my brain nonstop. I cannot express how good it feels after an insane busy off-season for it all to come together like it did. Wednesday we had a huge party at Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory to officially announce Monster Energy as a new partner
With the start of another Formula Drift season, it was once again time to catch up with our friends from Team Falken for the first of several behind the scenes reports. Obviously, it was a solid weekend for the team, with a certain Vaughn Gittin Jr. taking the victory, but there was much more to the story than just JR's win. With this being the
Here is a cool video Monster Energy put together that features qualifying and my battles through the competition. What an incredible day it was for us! I love the raw style, I hope you all enjoy too. - Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Now to continue our coverage of the on-track action at Formula D Long Beach, starting with the Top 16 and moving all the way to the finale. With a mix of both veterans and newcomers making the cut, the Top 16 was sure to bring some surprises. The first two matches of the Top 16 were actually rather un-dramatic. The first match was between Rhys Millen
Yesterday we looked at some action from qualifying and practice, and now it's time for the Top 32 tandem competition from Formula Drift Long Beach. As usual, the Top 32 brought more than its fair share of white knuckle battles, and a few upsets as well. The first tandem match of 2010 was between #1 qualifier Rhys Millen, and #32 qualifier Jodin